Popcorn Snack

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup pecan halves
• 1 cup blanched almond
• 8 -10 cups popped popcorn
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter (no substitute)
• 1/2 cup corn syrup ()
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon rum or 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 300°f.
• 2 spread nuts on a cookie sheet and toast lightly, about 10-15 minutes.
• 3 cool mix with popcorn in a large buttered bowl.
• 4 combine sugar, butter, corn syrup, and cream of tartar in a heavy saucepan.
• 5 boil for 5 minutes, or until mixture reaches hard ball stage (forms a hard ball when dropped into cold water).
• 6 remove from heat, stir in baking soda and flavoring.
• 7 pour over popcorn mixture.
• 8 mix with a large spatula to coat popcorn and nuts.
• 9 turn out on a large buttered cookie sheet and press lightly.
• 10 cool until hard, break into pieces.